As we’ve seen recently, getting out of your vehicle on the side of the road to inspect your car can be deadly. According to Montgomery Police, a woman was struck by a car and killed after she got out of her stalled vehicle on the Northern Boulevard January 19, 2018. Sheriff Derrick Cunningham says pulling over to the shoulder of…
Workers at the Alabama State Archives have very carefully packed three of Alabama’s most important documents in boxes for some very careful shipping. The documents include the 1861 “Ordinance of Secession” and the state’s current constitution. It was written in 1901 and has been amended more than 900 times. They’re being sent to a company in New England for preservation…
The Alabama State Senate passed SB143 today, a bill that would provide a consistent regulatory framework across the state for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, and eliminate the haphazard, confusing patchwork of differing municipal laws and regulations. The bill, sponsored by Senator Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro), received bipartisan support and passed unanimously. Alabama is one of only six states lacking…
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been arrested on a charge of stealing a phone charging cord from an Uber driver. Court records show the former Alabama player was arrested Thursday on a third-degree robbery charge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The 21-year-old Humphrey is free on bond after being held briefly. The Tuscaloosa News reports that records show an Uber driver…
The XFL is set for a surprising second life under WWE leader Vince McMahon. McMahon announced the return of the much-maligned league that spawned He Hate Me and flamed out in 2001 after one wild season. McMahon said the XFL would return in 2020 but offered few other details about the late winter/early spring football league. The XFL will launch…
The Alabama Senate has voted to reduce the number of weeks that a person can receive jobless benefits, linking the time to the county unemployment rate. Senators on Thursday voted 21-8 for the bill. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The proposal reduces the maximum unemployment benefit period from 26 weeks to 14 weeks when the unemployment…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Louisiana man with murder in an October 31, 2017, motor vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Leo Fournier, 62, of Montgomery. MPD charged James Overstreet, 46, after receiving forensics test results that confirmed that Overstreet, the driver of a Buick Century, was under the influence of an illegal substance at the…
Failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is raising money to pay legal bills stemming from a lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. The Moore campaign sent a fundraising email to supporters Wednesday asking for donations to pay his legal expenses related to a suit filed earlier this month by Leigh Corfman. The email claims Moore has…
An Alabama teacher who was put on leave for using a racial slur in a classroom has resigned. The Birmingham news reports former Hoover High school teacher Teddie Butcher’s resignation Thursday follows a Jan. 19 incident where she used the slur while talking to a student. School superintendent Kathy Murphy says Butcher admitted to using the slur. Shenita Morrow says…
The Alabama Senate has approved a modest state income tax cut for low-income earners that will save families an average of $21 each year. Senators voted 28-0 for the proposal to allow more taxpayers to take the maximum standard deduction. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives. Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh said the tax cut is…
